Tour Guiding Series

Introduction

Dr. Nimit Chowdhary

Professor
Indian Institute of Tourism andThursday, Travel Management December 05, 2013
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Let us introduce!
Dr. Nimit Chowdhary
Professor Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management Gwalior URL: www.freewebs.com/nimitchowdhary Teach and research services and small businesses, tour guiding, tourism entrepreneurship, destination management Was with
MDS University, Ajmer Jiwaji University, Gwalior Mizoram University, Aizawl ITESM, Mexico Shaoxing University, P.R. China
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Why do you want to become a guide?

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But the question is

Why do people hire guides? What is a guides primary role?

What are a guides most important

personal characteristics?
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But the question is

In presenting places, to whom are guides most responsible:
Themselves The sites Their employer The region The tourist

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Guides opinion
maintaining control of a group

disseminating information
efficiently getting people to as many sights as possible telling history representing my area in a favourable way passing on my passion for this region
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Tour operators opinion

public relations representing the region and the tour company in a favourable way

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Foreign tourists opinion

ambassador interpreter of the culture

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Senior tourists opinion

companion leader caretaker of details, situations, and personalities

Students opinion
teaching
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What business are you in?

I searched for Tourist Guide on internet

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What is a guide?

Vs. Interpreter
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Tourism is edutainment!

Learning and knowing is a human need

This is education

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Education is two things!

Knowing and
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Realizing
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Realizing atma-sadh
Tourism is a lifestyle product It is experience It is understanding Multidimensional Conceptual 10% tangible 90% abstract Its a challenge!!
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Limitations
Time Resources Access to life in host community Selective perception!

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What do a tourist do?

See expert help Guru! Teacher!! Guide!!!

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What is my role as a guide?

Not just to tell Help them understand and feel Create
Right context Image

Facilitate learning!
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Commonly agreed
1. That the guides role varies, depending upon the setting, the visitor, the purpose of the visit, and the guide himself; and 2. That one of the hallmarks of the professional guide is the ability to carry out a wide variety of duties and functions simultaneously.

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Welcome to learning!
Make most of this opportunity! Learn different world views!! Learn from peers!!!
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Learn from and in IITTM environment!!!!

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